Sane Definition

sān
sanest, saner
adjective
sanest, saner
Having a normal, healthy mind; able to make sound, rational judgments.
Webster's New World
Showing good sense; sensible.
A sane policy.
Webster's New World
Not diseased; healthy.
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noun

The condition of having a sound and rational mind; being mentally healthy and having the ability to distinguish right from wrong. In all jurisdictions, being sane is presumed, and it is up to the defense to prove the contrary to be true. Synonymous with sanity. See also insanity and insanity defense.

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Adjective

Base Form:
sane
Comparative:
saner
Superlative:
sanest

Origin of Sane

  • From Latin sānus (“healthy; sane").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sānus healthy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sane Sentence Examples

  • In sane moments we regard only the facts, the case that is.

  • With thinking we may be beside ourselves in a sane sense.

  • She wasn't sure she'd keep sane, if she considered all the bad things that might happen.

  • In fact the book has an entirely sane motivation.

  • Some vaguely sane part of her mind protested that it was a cowardly thing to do, but panic had the upper hand.

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Words Starting With

SSASAN

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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sane

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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